
Strategic Insight for Accelerated Growth
Experience to Guide You
At Equus Growth Healthcare Advisory, we know that data is one of your most powerful strategic assets - if used right. With deep experience across healthcare analytics, informatics infrastructure, and regulatory compliance, our team helps you unlock the full potential of your data. Whether you're modernizing systems, enhancing decision-making, or preparing for value-based care, we offer the insight and execution to get you there.
We bridge the gap between clinical, operational, and financial data to make the decisions that will get you to your goals.
Advise, guide, and execute - together.
Stephanie Wakeman is a digital health innovator and clinical leader with decades of experience advancing patient care at the intersection of technology, prevention, and musculoskeletal health. A pioneer in virtual care long before telehealth became mainstream, Stephanie helped shape many of the digital workflows and clinical models that are now foundational across the industry.
For the past 4.5 years, Stephanie has served as a senior leader in clinical innovation at a cutting-edge digital health startup, where she drove initiatives that reimagined patient engagement, enhanced clinical efficiency, and delivered measurable improvements in outcomes. Her work blends deep clinical expertise with a passion for scalable solutions that empower both patients and providers.
Previously, Stephanie spent several decades as a practicing physical therapist specializing in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation. Known for championing efficient, evidence-driven workflows, she consistently elevated care quality, therapist performance, and patient satisfaction across the organizations she served.
Stephanie’s contributions span a wide breadth of transformative work, including:
- Leading crowd-sourced studies using heart rate variability (HRV) to advance preventive MSK practices
- Co-developing predictive health risk profiles that support proactive and personalized care
- Managing and mentoring digital health therapy teams to uphold excellence in virtual care delivery
- Collaborating closely on digital product design to ensure user-centric, clinically sound solutions
- Creating and delivering training programs that help clinicians seamlessly adopt digital tools
Grounded in her belief that technology, when thoughtfully applied, can transform population health, Stephanie brings a visionary yet pragmatic approach to building the future of digitally enabled care.
James "Jim" Card is a healthcare data and operations executive with over 15 years of experience leading analytics, revenue cycle, and business intelligence functions across multi-site healthcare organizations. With a career spanning roles at Paradigm Oral Health, Olio Health, and Laser Spine Institute, he has built scalable data infrastructures, optimized RCM workflows, and led cross-functional teams driving measurable financial and operational outcomes.
Most recently, he served as Vice President of Business Intelligence at Paradigm Oral Health, where he developed advanced analytics capabilities, integrated clinical and financial data systems, and partnered with leadership to support strategic growth initiatives. He has also held leadership roles in revenue cycle and executive management, applying a rare blend of technical expertise and strategic insight.
As Managing Partner at Data Chimp Labs and Co-Founder of DispoRx, he now supports healthcare operators through fractional leadership and advisory, helping them harness data, automation, and strategy to unlock growth and efficiency. His expertise spans business intelligence, machine learning, data governance, and health information management - with a track record of bridging data and operations to drive results.
Why Equus
“We founded Equus to bring a deeper level of partnership to healthcare businesses. Together, we’re committed to delivering the kind of expert-led, high-touch support we wish we had when we were in your shoes.”

Interested in Working with the Equus Team?
Our team is thankful to help incredible healthcare businesses achieve more than they think is possible every day. We will be accepting new clients soon. Ready to get started? Contact us now to learn more.

